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Walteria Elementary

Torrance Unified Torrance Los Angeles County 90505
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,182 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
658 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
25:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
18%
Teachers
26 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 17.5%
White 22.3%
Asian 42.3%
Black 0.3%
Other 17.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Walteria Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard57.5%
Met Standard25.0%
Below Standard17.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "83% proficient" for Walteria Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

57.5% of students exceeded standard while 25.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 36.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 18.4 points above the Torrance Unified district average of 39.1%. Compared to the 18 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 12.8 points higher (vs 44.7% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 14.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 5.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
57.5%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
82.5%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+14.4pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
5.1%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.7%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,182
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 95 47.4% 20.0% 17.9% 14.7% 67.4%
4th 115 50.4% 31.3% 12.2% 6.1% 81.7%
5th 86 67.4% 22.1% 7.0% 3.5% 89.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 94 57.5% 25.5% 11.7% 5.3% 83.0%
4th 114 58.8% 25.4% 11.4% 4.4% 84.2%
5th 87 64.4% 25.3% 5.8% 4.6% 89.7%